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Stephen Hawking was a British scientist, who was born in Oxford in 1942. He was an expert in cosmology and theoretical physics, and his most popular book was A Brief History of Time. Hawking was also known for his pioneering research on black holes and quantum mechanics.


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Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) was a British scientist and expert in cosmology and theoretical physics, best known for writing the book A Brief History of Time, and his pioneering research on black holes and quantum mechanics. He was born in Oxford in 1942.